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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Nov 15th, 2010 | Topic: Culture | Region: | Cities: Chicago, Washington, D.C. |
Online tools hold enormous potential to help citizens get involved in their communities. Yet without an informed citizenry and a strong culture of civic engagement, its likely that even the most sophisticated uses of online technology won’t succeed in increasing public participation. (
keep reading…)
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Sep 27th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: | Cities: |
Cities and local governments are more apt to publish their data when its collected in a way that makes it easy to share. Some free and simple tools make it easier than ever to collect data using mobile phones—helping community planners and open data advocates alike. (
keep reading…)
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Apr 15th, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance | Region: | Cities: |
Custom web applications designed to link citizens with government data and officials are great. But by taking advantage of many of the existing (and free) Web 2.0 tools, cities can easily facilitate increased interaction and collaboration with residents without investing a lot of time or money. (
keep reading…)
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Mar 9th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: | Cities: |
While many cities are eager to embrace new media, the face remains that not everyone uses the Internet. As cities wait for the digital divide to narrow, other technologies—such as SMS messages—have the potential to serve as a bridge between cities and groups who have less access to the Web. (
keep reading…)
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Online tools hold enormous potential to help citizens get involved in their communities. Yet without an informed citizenry and a strong culture of civic engagement, its likely that even the most sophisticated uses of online technology won’t succeed in increasing public participation. (keep reading…)
Cities and local governments are more apt to publish their data when its collected in a way that makes it easy to share. Some free and simple tools make it easier than ever to collect data using mobile phones—helping community planners and open data advocates alike. (keep reading…)
Custom web applications designed to link citizens with government data and officials are great. But by taking advantage of many of the existing (and free) Web 2.0 tools, cities can easily facilitate increased interaction and collaboration with residents without investing a lot of time or money. (keep reading…)
While many cities are eager to embrace new media, the face remains that not everyone uses the Internet. As cities wait for the digital divide to narrow, other technologies—such as SMS messages—have the potential to serve as a bridge between cities and groups who have less access to the Web. (keep reading…)
